. Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region. Plants, Edible; Poisonous plants; Botany. 72 Identification Table—Poisonous Plants—Continued RED Plant part} Description Illus. No. Common name Page No. L Bright red when young 61 67 67 Poison sumac. 79 F__ Small, juicy, purple-red _ Moco tinto 85 Fl Small, very numerous, purple-red Moco tinto 85 WHITE Small; plant grown for fences Small; resembles sumac of U. S Small; bush or tree _ Ashy gray bark; slender twigs Covered with whitish hairs ,_ Many varieties; milky sap _ White underneath; large, stiff Smooth; branches filled with ants
. Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region. Plants, Edible; Poisonous plants; Botany. 72 Identification Table—Poisonous Plants—Continued RED Plant part} Description Illus. No. Common name Page No. L Bright red when young 61 67 67 Poison sumac. 79 F__ Small, juicy, purple-red _ Moco tinto 85 Fl Small, very numerous, purple-red Moco tinto 85 WHITE Small; plant grown for fences Small; resembles sumac of U. S Small; bush or tree _ Ashy gray bark; slender twigs Covered with whitish hairs ,_ Many varieties; milky sap _ White underneath; large, stiff Smooth; branches filled with ants S& L Bark. Poison spurge Poison sumac Black poison White poison wood. Ciega-vista. Stinging spurge Trumpet tree Trumpet tree 78 79 81 83 86 87 90 90 YELLOW F_ Orange-yellow berries; bush or tree Small, greenish-yellow 63 65 Black poison wood Physic nut 81 Fl__ 83 l F = Fruit; Fl=FIower; L=Leaves; S=Stem Location table.—All these plants are poisonous in some way. Consult references. Location Table—Poisonous Plants ALL REGIONS Description Illus. No. Common name Page No. Fruit small capsule; two projections at base of leaf Leaves very spiny; small greenish fruits 59 62 63 Olivo 77 Guao 80 In British Honduras and Yucatan on mainland; reddish- brown bark; orange-yellow fruit. Black poison wood 81 COASTAL AREAS Forms dense thickets; smooth pale brown 75. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dahlgren, Bror Eric, 1877-; Standley, Paul Carpenter, 1884-1963; United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Washington, U. S. Govt. print. off.
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